by Chris Maxwell | May 5, 2020 | Blog
Our minds often provide photo albums. My mind is doing that today. Last year, on this day, we were seeing DaddyO—my father-in-law Stan Oliver, Sr.—in the hospital and very sick. After a surprising stroke, he spent five days there before he entered his new home. We...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network and watch the video of today’s poem. the miles and the...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network and watch the video of today’s poem. darkness, the noticeable art before the sun shifts the initial mood, covers everything. ...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network. there’s a light in the crack of the curtain, resembling an eye glancing through the dark, reminding me of a tiny moon shaped as a...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from Chris Maxwell’s new book, “embracing now.” the week ended.the week merging celebration and accusation ended. weeks do that.they begin their sprint then rushtoward a conclusion.like stories, our weekscontain...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from Chris Maxwell’s new book, “embracing now.” i left the logo behind.not needing noticeable imagesto alert reminders of reality,from colors selected and designs crafted, in the order of achievement,so i didn’t...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” tiny ingredients for a large audience. not enough, those two words which often describe so many storiesof our lives.not enough.we seek. we hope. we pray.we reach.we fall.we...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 27, 2020 | Book Excerpts
From Pause with Jesus The degree Jesus offered His students could only be earned in active involvement, experiential learning, relational mentoring, life coaching. Isn’t that what He is offering us? To come over? To be with? To observe? To learn? Here, Jesus with...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Saturday morning, March 14, 2020, my schedule changed. And my life changed. I didn’t sleep well Friday night, thinking about three upcoming trips. Early Saturday morning I canceled those trips, and felt sadness. I would miss seeing people. I would miss telling...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 6, 2020 | Blog
This March is another anniversary of when I faced encephalitis, beginning my adventure with brain damage and epilepsy. So much changed quickly and painfully. But God has been so good through the storms. In Underwater, one of the books I’ve written about my...
